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NETWORKS AND COMMUNITY : August 8,1994
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Networks and Community is a biweekly publication devoted to encouraging
LOCAL resource creation & GLOBAL resource sharing.
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The 25th Report of 1994 is the 31st Newsletter.
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Coverage in this issue includes:
Notes
Global Community
News From The World
Tools
Classes & Meetings
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Notes
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Again it seems that I must apologize for the randomness of when I
get this newsletter published. I have been the busiest that I have ever
been within the last 5 weeks due to starting a new job performing
technical support for the US's leading internet provider.
I have found that many of the callers to tech support are not only
new internauts but also new visitors to the world of computing. There are
folks out there that get SO excited when you teach them even a little bit
about what can be done, seen, or obtained from the vast network of
computers loosely known as the Internet.
A woman called the other day wanting to learn how to ftp a file
from a server in Tennessee. All she had was the URL that she found in an
Internet book somewhere. I took her step by step through the process and
you would have thought that she had won the lottery she was so excited
when she downloaded the document to her own computer. She thought that
it was like magic!
A few weeks ago a man called, said that he had purchased a
computer, and had received a "subscription" to the Internet as a result of
this purchase. He stated that he took this $5k system home, turned it
on, and all that was on the screen was a "C" prompt and didn't know where
to go from there. Heck, for $5000, the machine should have TOLD him what
to do! We got him into windows, set up his terminal program, and had him
surfing the net in no time.
The point that I'm trying to make here is that we get hundreds of
calls like this monthly. These are the new Internet users. These folks
make newbies of ten years ago look like computer science majors! Some of
these new users are going to end up posting to a mailing list or Usenet
news group that you participate in. Be patient with them so that they
may learn by example. By accepting that we all make mistakes when we're
learning and treating these newcomers kindly, I believe that the
Internet will surpass all of our expectations. If we flame them, we lose
something from them and also in ourselves.
-steve
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From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: WWW> New HumanRights WWW Page (fwd)
To: net-happenings
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From: ariel@netcom.com (Catherine Hampton)
Subject: New Human Rights WWW
I've got a new World Wide Web page up that focuses on human rights. It's
less than half done, but I think it's ready to be used by more than a few
beta-testers who've so kindly checked it out and warned me about the big
bugs so far. (Waving at Dan).
The url to the home page for the site is:
ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/ariel/www/human.rights/human.rights.html
It includes an introduction to the human rights concept (about 1/4
complete), a functioning Human Rights newswire, a soon-to-be-functioning
Alerts page, a bunch of UN documents in HTML format with hypertext
bookmarks to allow references to them, a couple of summary pages which
cover the most interesting points and refer to the documents, a
subjects index page (to be written), etc.
If you see typos or obvious errors you think I won't have seen, please
send me email and let me know about them.
I am also looking for a couple of things from different people:
* If you represent a human rights organization and want to be mentioned
on the organizations page, please contact me. While I will not
post information on a purely political group of any type, regional
or small-scale groups are welcome.
* If you are part of an Amnesty International group or other group
with an adopted prisoner of conscience whose case you would like
to have featured on the Biographies Page, please contact me.
* If you know of some good Human Rights resources on Internet which
are not mentioned on the "Other Internet HR Resources" page, please
send me email with the url.
* If you are a source of news articles or press releases on human
rights issues, please contact me.
* If you would like to help with writing up part of the site which
you notice is not finished yet, please check the Site Admin page
(accessible from the bottom of each page) for more information.
I would especially like to get some written thoughts for the
"Human Rights Issues" page from people with a variety of backgrounds
and opinions.
* If you have an idea about a resource which you don't see and think
would be useful to people, please contact me. I'll respond even
more quickly if you are willing to help implement it. :>
I did this site because I saw a need for it. (Translation: I kept looking
for one and asking myself why "someone" hadn't done it.) ;> While I am
a member of Amnesty International (and have unofficially told quite a few
Amnesty people about this site), it is not an Amnesty International site
but a private effort. Other human rights groups will be featured, and are
welcome to participate fully. I want to make this site as useful as
possible to as wide a group as possible.
And, of course, I'm responsible for all errors. Thank you for your time
and help.
Catherine Hampton
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Compuserve: 71601,3130 Internet: ariel@netcom.com
WWW: ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/ariel/www/homepage.html
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NEWS of the WIRED & WEIRD **** Culled from various sources
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From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: JEWEL> BUSINESS
RESOURCES (fwd) To: net-happenings
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From:david.riggins@tpoint.com
Business Sources on the Net has a nice collection of documents that
identify business resources on the Internet. The Introduction
(option 1) was not working when I was there. The site is located at
Kent State University.
--> 1. An Introduction to BSN.
2. BSN.ACCOUNTING.
3. BSN.COMPUTER.
4. BSN.ECONOMICS.
5. BSN.FINANCE.
6. BSN.GENERAL.
7. BSN.INVESTMENTS.
8. BSN.LOCATION.
9. BSN.MANAGEMENT.
10. BSN.OPERATIONS.
11. BSN.PERSONNEL.
12. BSN.STATISTICS.
Type=1+
Name=Business Sources on the Net
Path=D-1:11404:Business Sources on the Net
Host=refmac.kent.edu
Port=70
URL: gopher://refmac.kent.edu:70/1D-1:11404:Business Sources on the Net
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I do not represent this site...I just found it and thought it would
be of interest. I make every attempt to identify the point of origin
on every site I find. If I have made an error, please let me know.
Also, I assume everyone reading this post will access the site via
gopher. I have no idea (and do not attempt to find out) if the site
supports public telnet access.
David Riggins
Gopher Jewels Project
david.riggins@tpoint.com
From: Gleason Sackman
Sender: owner-net-happenings@is.internic.net
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SENDER: "Mike Walsh"
Subject: 38% of Top 2,000 Companies Have Internet Presence
In a May 1994 study, InterNet Info found that 46% of the largest
publicly traded companies had some form of Internet presence.
Internet presence was defined as having either a domain, network or
host computer registered with InterNIC. The study included 490
publicly traded companies with sales in excess of $1.5 billion.
We recently expanded the study and found that 38% of all publicly
traded companies with sales in excess of $400 million have some
form of Internet presence. This study included 2,064 companies.
Source: InterNet Info, Falls Church, VA For more information send
email to top_2000@internetinfo.com.
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TOOLS
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Netcom Online Communications recently released thier proprietary
(works through accessing an account with Netcom) Windows(tm) program for
accessing the Internet. NetCruiser(tm) uses CSLIP OR COMPRESSED SERIAL
LINE INTERNET PROTOCOL to connect your PC to the Internet. Your system is
assigned an IP address dynamically by Netcom's host computers each time
you connect. Once connected, your system can communicate directly with any
other host computer on the Internet. NetCruiser will be continously
enhanced to take advantage of new protocols and resources available on the
Net. NetCruiser will update itself while you're online as these
enhancements are added.
Available through Netcom, the application provides many
capabilities:
ELECTRONIC MAIL: Send mail directly to others anywhere quickly and easily.
USENET NEWS: A world wide bulletin board covering just about any topic
of interest. Read, post and print articles as needed.
WORLD WIDE WEB: Includes a WWW browser similar to Mosaic(tm) or
Cello(tm). This ability allows you to explore the new
multi-media, hypertext based resources on the Internet.
GOPHER CLIENT: Access gopher menus from computers around the world.
FILE TRANSFER: Transfer files using WWW, gopher or NetCruiser's own
standard FTP between your computer and others available
on the Net.
TELNET: Open multiple telnet windows. Great for accessing your
shell accounts.
GRAPHIC IMAGE
VIEWER: View color graphical images in standard formats such as
GIF, JPEG, & XBM with photographic quality.
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From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: SOFT> COMt: the Telnet Modem
To: net-happenings
Sender: owner-net-happenings@is.internic.net
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,
comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.networks,alt.winsock,
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
From: yon@world.std.com (David A Yon)
Subject: Announcement: "COMt: the Telnet Modem"
This message is to announce the release of COMt version 1.0.
"COMt: the Telnet Modem" is a WinSock 1.1-compliant communications
driver which allows you to assign unused COM ports to act as "Telnet
Modems". Each Telnet Modem acts as a Hayes-compatible modem, so
it provides the behavior expected by most comm programs. All you
need to do is tell your favorite Windows terminal program to connect
to one of these telnet ports, then give the IP address for a phone
number. When you "dial", you will be connected to the host via a
TELNET connection.
Features include:
- Complete Hayes(tm)-compatible modem emulation
- Connect using IP addresses or hostnames
- Connect to TELNET or another port number you specify
- Selectable TELNET binary mode on or off.
- Selectable TELNET terminal-type option supported
- Selectable TELNET baud-rate option supported.
- Selectable TELNET echo-mode option supported.
- Requests for serial ports are passed on to your original
comm driver for completely transparent operation.
The program is shareware, with a registration fee of US
$15.95, payable by VISA/Mastercard, check, or in the SWREG forum
of CompuServe. You can obtain a copy of COMt from the following
places:
- On CompuServe in the IBMCOM forum as "comt.zip"
- Via anonymous-ftp to ftp.std.com, as the file:
/customers/software/rfdmail/comt.zip
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From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: SOFT> NetMinder Internet Address Database - Windows
To: net-happenings
Sender: owner-net-happenings@is.internic.net
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From: netmind@infomatch.com (NetMinder Support)
Newsgroups: alt.internet.services
Subject: Announce - NetMinder v1.2
ANNOUNCEMENT: NetMinder for Windows 1.2
See the NetMinder HTTP Title Page:
http://infomatch.com:70/0h/docs/softworld/netminder
Info Match Communications
143 - 9632 Cameron St.
Burnaby, B.C.
Canada
netmind@infomatch.com
http://infomatch.com:70
Info Match Communications Inc., Canada's leading manufacturer of Internet
consumer software is pleased to announce the release of version 1.2 of the
NetMinder Internet Address Database for MS Windows. NetMinder is the only
Internet address program for Windows that works with your terminal
program to make the Internet easy. Previous versions of NetMinder are
used by organizations such as Atomic Energy Canada Limited and the
Nova Scotia Technology Network.
To view screen shots and obtain more information use Mosaic to see the
NetMinder title page at:
http://infomatch.com:70/0h/docs/softworld/netminder
or email for information to netmind@infomatch.com
NetMinder is a Microsoft Windows program that allows the easy use,
storage and manipulation of hard to remember Internet or other network
addresses. NetMinder lets you enter these addresses into its database either
by manually entering them, or by using the Windows cut and paste functions
to "cut" them from your Windows compatible terminal screen and "pasting"
them right into the NetMinder entry screen.
One way to think of what NetMinder does is to view it as an electronic address
book. You could use it to record E-Mail addresses and then use it's
search capabilities to find a specific name. Or perhaps for example, you
might want to list everyone who has the domain .edu in their address.
NetMinder stores more than just E-Mail addresses, it is specifically
configured for Telnet, FTP, WAIS or any other conceivable network category.
While the "Address Book" analogy for NetMinder is in some respects true,
NetMinder is far from being just another address book program. NetMinder
is a powerful database program that can create an unlimited number of
different databases, each containing many thousands of entries. NetMinder
not only has the capability to record network information for each entry,
but external information such as postal addresses and memos as well.
NetMinder stores its information in a standardized DBASE IV file format. This
makes it easy to take the information you have stored in NetMinder and use
it in another program (such as Microsoft Access or Borland Paradox). Using
this capability you could for example use Access to print postal mailing
labels for the entries in your NetMinder database.
NetMinder is completely compatible with your Windows network and other
software such as Chameleon. Multiple instances of NetMinder can be run,
and databases can be exchanged amongst them or with any other users of
NetMinder.
July 25 1994
Copyright Infomatch Communications Inc.
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Classes & Meetings
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From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: SEM> Twenty-first Century Marketplace - Indiana
(fwd) To:net-happenings
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SENDER: Kimberly Shaffer
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Seminar Announcement
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CICNet, Inc. Bunyip Information Systems, Inc.
Ann Arbor, MI Montreal, Canada
CICNet, Inc. and Bunyip Information Systems, Inc. announce "The
Twenty-first Century Marketplace...Doing Business on the Internet," a
seminar designed for Internet-connected organizations and Internet
"soon-to-be's." Moving attendees beyond general concepts and "what if's,"
this seminar provides a clear road map for merging onto today's
Information Superhighway and explains the transportation vehicles
available to get you there.
The "Twenty-first Century Marketplace is open to the general public and
will be taught by Peter Deutsch, well known Net personality and president
of Bunyip, Inc. Seminar topics will include:
* What is the Information Superhighway?
* What information resources are available, why would your
organization find them of interest, and how do you mine them?
* Market trends: How business is shaping the Internet
* Funding models: How do you support the technology"?
* Charging models: Can I make money with this emerging technology?
* Costs of doing business: Is this lunch really free?
Seminar logistics
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Date: September 28, 1994
Location: Holiday Inn Crown Plaza at Union Station
Indianapolis, Indiana
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Seminar fee: $299.00
(15% discount for two or more attendees from the same
organization)
For more information about this seminar or other CICNet services contact
CICNet, Inc. Sales and Marketing Department
2901 Hubbard
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
313.998.6703-voice
313.998.6105-fax
info@cic.net-e-mail
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From: Gleason Sackman
Subject: WRKSHOP> MINING THE INTERNET: A Five Week Certificate Workshop
To: net-happenings
Sender: owner-net-happenings@is.internic.net
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From: NETTRAIN Moderator
Subject: MINING THE INTERNET: A Five Week Certificate Workshop
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Date: Sat, 30 Jul 1994 14:52:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: CAROLE RICHARDSON <32QKX36@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Central Michigan University's College of Extended Learning Announces
MINING THE INTERNET
A Five Week Certificate Workshop
Find the Treasures of the INTERNET by Mining for a Wealth of
Information. This special online workshop about the Internet is
designed for those people who would like to more fully explore
its resources. Topics include: What is the Internet?; email
capabilities; lists; emoticons; netiquette; newsgroups; file
transfers; remote logins; gophering & archie; World Wide Web.
The workshop begins on August 29 and ends October 7, 1994. The
workshop is $155 (US currency) per person. If you are interested
in receiving registration materials, please respond with your
name, address, city, state and zip to Mary Kay Maas at
32fx4aq@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu. Forms and payment must be received
at Central Michigan University by August 8, 1994. Enrollment is
limited and registration will be accepted by date of deposit.
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Carole Richardson Bitnet: 32QKX36@CMUVM
Assessment & Distance Learning Internet: 32QKX36@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU
College of Extended Learning Voice: 517-774-7160
Rowe 125 Fax: 517-774-3542
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
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